Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16383, William Frogget, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Frogget, William
S. 16383
CONTENTS
carded

1883 Oct history to L C Dyer, Wm n
4739
Kentucky
William Frogget
of Barren in the State of Ky. who was a M. Cas. in the Compy commanded by Captain Roger of the Regt commanded by Col. Dabney in the Va. line for 2 years from 1779.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 100 - Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Jan: 33 and Supt H. L. Tompkins, House of Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 150 Penzant. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 33 50
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk. Book D Vol. 9 Page 39
Death not in A B

State of Kentucky On this 17 th day of September 1832
Barren County Personally appeared before the Barren Circuit Court of said County
William Frogget a resident citizen of said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision made by act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 providing for certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution saith that he is now in the seventy seco nd year of his age that he was in the time of the revolution a citizen of Louisa County Virginia and in the latter part of the summer for two years the fall of 1779 enlisted in the company of Capt John Rogers Illinois Light Dragoons under the Regiment commanded by Col. George B Clark in the Virginia state line & Serv d in the western country at the Falls of Ohio. Harkinsville a campaign to Rock River against the Sack Indians &c. until his term of service had expired when he was honorably discharged at Little York in the state of Virginia, when he returned to his former residence, and afterwards in the fall of 1781 re-enlisted for the period of during the war in the company commanded by Christopher Rhone of the Regiment of Virginia State Artillery commanded at that time by Col Charles Dabney in the Virginia state line where he faithfully served until the close of the war when he was honorably discharged at Little York Virginia in the spring of 1783. in both cases rec d a discharge but they have long since mislay d or lost

that he afterwards, Received a warrant from the state of Virginia for the bounty land 200. acres. due him in right of said Service - which warrant was laid by Edmund Rogers and he is now living in Barren County Ky on the land he exchanged the above 200. acres for & he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a portion or annuity except the present - and he further declares that his name is not on the pension role of the United States or the agency of any State - Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid June William Frogget in ark
Edmond Rogers of Barren County, Kentucky, appeared in open Court & made oath, that he has known the above named William Frogget nearly fifty years - that he came to Kentucky in the fall of the year 1783 in company with his brother Capt. John Rogers & the said Frogget - that in the fall of the year 1784 and spring of 1785 he assisted in surveying the 150,000 acres of land granted by the state of Virginia to Col. Geo. R. Clark's regiment, sometimes called the Illinois Regiment, & that said Frogget obtained 100 acres of land in said grant as a soldier belonging to the company of the said Capt. Rogers - He further saith that said Frogget obtained a land warrant for 200 acres of land for his services in his last enlistment as a soldier during the war in the Virginia State line, which land warrant he, said E. Rogers located & surveyed & for which a patent was issued - that some years past he assisted said Frogget in exchanging his said 200 acres, which lay in Warren County, for land in Barren County, Ky, on which said Frogget now lives.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Edm. Rogers

And said Court certify as their Opinion from the declaration and affidavit aforesaid that said Frogget served as in his declaration stated, and that said Roger the Witness is a man entitled to credit on Oath, all of which is certified to the department of War of the United States.
I Richard Gannett Clerk of the Circuit Court of Barren County. do certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Frogget for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of September 1832
Richard Gannett Clerk

William Frodget
from 1779 private Cavalry 2 years, £800.
Look on the roll for some a part of artillery and (buff)
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BRIEF in the case of William Frogget  County of Warren in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 72 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1779 Summer 2 Private Gen. Capt. John Rogers, Col. George R. Clark, Reg mt Va. st. line   discharged 1781 fall Serv d till the end of war Capt. Christopher Rhone, reg mt Va. state artillery, Col. Charles Dabney Va. state line.  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpeper City Va. 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Witnesses 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

June 8, 1939
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Mrs. M. M. Reno 5052 Ingersoll Avenue Des Moines, Iowa
am BA-J/MCS William Frogget, S.16383
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to the Revolutionary War soldier, William Frogge or Froggett, who served in Captain John Rogers' Virginia company.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16383, based on the military service of William Frogget. The surname does not appear as Frogge.
The date and place of birth of William Frogget and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted late in the summer of 1779 and served two years as private in private in Captain John Rogers' Company of Light Dragoons in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment. He enlisted in the fall of 1781 as private in Captain Christopher Roane's Company in Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in the spring of 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Barren County, Kentucky, aged seventy-one years.
It was stated that William Frogget received Bounty land from the state of Virginia. Information relative to this land may be obtained by addressing the Land Office, Richmond, Virginia.
The papers in said pension claim contain no data relative to the family of William Frogget.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of William Frogget, surname and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
William Frogget, Certificate #4739, issued January 28, 1833, rate $100 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

16.383 INVALID.
File No. 16.383
William Wragg Pr. Rev. Mr.
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Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 133
[Arrangement of 1879.]
1937, June 3. Hist. to Hon. John M. Robison N.C.S.
1939, June 8. Hist. to Mrs. M. M. Reno N.C.S.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Trogget which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? #  yes  no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? a witness
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? _____
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 7. _____
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
# The pay of a private of artillery is considerably more than that of a private of Infantry. The claimant should therefore be precise as to the time he served as an artilleryman

Des Moines Ia
April 17-1939
To the Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Veterans Bureau Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please give me the pension record of William  Frogge (Froggett) of Virginia - who served 3 years in the Va. Line and is recorded in 1781 in Va. as a member of a Troop of light Dragoons, under command of Capt. John Rogers -
Yours truly Maud Reno
(Mrs. M. M. Reno) 5052 Ingersoll Ave. Des Moines, Iowa -

JOHN M. ROBSION NINTH KENTUCKY
MEMBER: COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES JUDICIARY MINES AND MINING REVISION OF LAWS
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
May 28, 1937.
FROGGETT, William (Revolutionary War)
BROWNING, Charles (Revolutionary War)
Honorable Frank T. Hines, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear General Hines:
I shall greatly appreciate any information you may be able to furnish me from the records of your Administration about the above named soldiers.
William Froggett is listed as serving in the Virginia line. He received a grant of land on the Little Barren (Kentucky) River for his services.
Charles Browning emigrated to Kentucky or Tennessee, in the vicinity of Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky.
I shall greatly appreciate this information.
Respectfully,
J. M. Robsion J. M. Robsion

June 3, 1937
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BA-J/MCS
William Frogget, S.16383
Honorable John W. Robson House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Robson:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Charles Browning and William Froggett.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of a Charles Browning.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16383, based upon the military service of William Frogget.
The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted late in the summer of 1779 and served two years as private in Captain John Rogers' Company of Light Dragoons in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment. He enlisted in the fall of 1781 as private in Captain Christopher Roane's Company in Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and was discharged in the spring of 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Barren County, Kentucky, aged seventy- two years.

It was stated that William Progget received bounty land from the State of Virginia. Information relative to this land may be obtained by addressing the Land Office, Richmond, Virginia.
The papers in said pension claim contain no data relative to the family of William Progget.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator